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fleck

UK/flɛk/ US/ˈflɛk/ rare
noun (2) verb (1)

noun

1.

a small fragment of something broken off from the whole

  • “a bit of rock caught him in the eye”
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2.

a small contrasting part of something

  • “a bald spot”
  • “a leopard”
  • “;”
  • “;”
  • “;”
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verb

1.

make a spot or mark onto

  • “The wine spotted the tablecloth”
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Origin

From Middle English *flekk, *flekke (attested in Middle English flekked (“spotted, flecked”)), from Old Norse flekkr (“spot”), from Proto-Germanic *flekka-. Cognate with Dutch vlek, German Fleck, Swedish fläck.

Phrases

  • pith fleck

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